Anyone who has been scuba diving or snorkelling will tell you that despite its calm appearance, the water near a reef is constantly in motion. This is especially true in the fore reef, where a lot of SPS corals come…
Have you entered into the Canon Rebel XTI Giveaway yet?
To celebrate Reef Builders having 10,000 members, we are giving away a: Canon REBEL XTI SLR Camera, so you can take pictures of your tank! You can read more about it here This is the camera body and lens kit,…
The Life Of A Dolphin Trainer
The dark blue water in the pool ripples with movement. Suddenly five pacific white sided dolphins burst from the water and majestically soar 30 feet into the sky. As the 300 pound marine mammals crash back into the pool a…
Coral Reefs Vanishing Faster Than Rain Forests
Coral reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans are dying off much quicker than previously thought, a new study shows. For the last two decades, Indo-Pacific reefs have shrunk by 1 percent each year—a loss equivalent to nearly 600 square…
120 Gallons of fun is so much for a saltwater tank
Brian and his blog do pod casting, and interview people related to the reef industry. You can check his site out and listen to quite a lot of podcasts. He should be at Macna, we expect him to drop by…
Male Pipefish Gives birth at Seaside Aquarium
At the Seaside Aquarium, dozens of fish were born from what many would consider quite an unlikely source: a male fish. Pipefish are long, rounded creatures related to the sea horse, that have an unusual life process. The female pipefish…
Reef Builders Guide: How to setup a Reef Tank
The best words I have to describe a coral reef is a “lush wasteland.” By this I mean many extremely different types of life inhabit a coral reef, yet it is incredibly nutrient poor. Reefs rely on powerful…
What should you test for in your saltwater aquarium, and how often?
To ensure that the water in your aquarium is up-to-par and meets the generally recommended standards for reef aquariums, regular testing is strongly recommended, not to say required. By: Albert J. Thiel
5 Million to protect the Great Barrier Reef in Australia
The Australian Government will provide $5.46 million in funding for projects to improve water quality entering the Great Barrier Reef. Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Malcolm Turnbull today announced 20 Natural Heritage Trust projects – approved under the…
Project “Tikki Aquarium”/case mod-crazy!
Here is a crazy aquarium mod. Basically they are putting the guts to a desktop computer in the bottom portion of this tank. There is an aquarium on top, granted not saltwater but from the looks of it there seems…